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Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Museum of Art, 1966. First edition, 1966. Illustrated in black and white. Oblong softcover, 129 items shown and described plus extensive bibliography. Very good with light shelf soil, good hinges, firm text block, clean pages, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Oblong 8vo.

London: Richard Bentley, 1834. Volume II only (of two). Title page dated 1834. Includes folding frontis map of the Isthmus of Darien between Porto Velo, Chagres and Panama. Attractively bound in three quarter brown morocco leather over moss green cloth, 398 pages. Fair to good condition, covers rubbed at the extremities, large spot on front cover, front hinge internally cracked… Read more about this item

Paris: A. And W. Galinani, 1833. Eighth edition, considerably enlarged and with a map, 1833. Early 19th century travel guide to Italy, with large folding map of Italy at the front and a folding plan of the Forum. Attractively bound in three quarter smooth light brown leather over marbled boards, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, marbled edges and endpapers,… Read more about this item

New York: Carleton, Publisher, 1865. First edition, 1865. Fifty sketches of people, animals and a few landmarks in Cuba made during a trip there at the time of the American Civil War. Some of the sketches advance unflattering stereotypes, others more informative and interesting. Brown cloth over beveled boards, decorative lettering in gilt, 50 numbered pages printed on one side… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1838. First edition, 1838. Attractively bound in light brown smooth leather with red spine label, gilt ruled spine, tissue protected engraved frontis, other full page engravings, 688 pages, 2 page of publisher's ads at the front. Light shelfwear including a scuff to the bottom of the front cover, good hinges, sound text block, pages uniformly… Read more about this item

Boston: Phillips, Sampson & Co., 1854. Worn two volume set in dark brown cloth lettered in gilt and decorated in blind. Fair condition with cover rubbing, chips to spine ends, surface separation of spine covering along rear joint, hinges good, text blocks basically sound but no longer tight (no detached pages), pages mainly clean with occasional foxing, light transparent stain… Read more about this item

New York and Auburn: Miller, Orton & Co., 1857. Firt edition, 1857. Blue-gray textured cltoh with gilt spine lettering and cover decoration in blind, tissue protected frontis plate and additional engraved plates, 517p + 5p publisher's ads. Covers lightlyr rubbed with spine faded but legible, good hinges, sound text block, pages clean with occasional light foxing, gift notation on front… Read more about this item

New York: Belgian Government Information Officer, 1958. Fourth edition, 1958. Illustrated in black and white. Softcover, 88 pages. Very good condition, firm binding, clean pages, no names or other markings.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd, 1968. Good quality 1968 facsimile reprint of the 1894 first edition in English. Two volume set in red cloth with gilt over black spine lettering, large folding maps at the end of each volume. Good to very good condition with some transparent spotting to the lower front cover of the first volume, otherwise very… Read more about this item

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916. Published 1916, this copy number 463 of 550 of the Large Paper Edition. Illustrated with black and white plates from photographs plus a color frontis. Light green hardcover with darker green cloth spine, dark green spine label lettered in gilt, 220 pages. Some soil to the light green covers, otherwise very good… Read more about this item

London: Pickering and Chatto, Chiswick Press - C. Whittingham, 1892. Number 29 of 100 copies of the Large Paper edition, 50 for England and 50 for the US, Aldine Edition. Handsomely bound in three quarter deep blue morocco leather over marbled boards, gilt spine lettering, raised spine bands with gilt decorated compartments, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed, marbled endpaper,… Read more about this item

USA: George W. Bertron, 1909. Date of publication not legible but 1909. Gray pictorial cloth printed in black and gilt, two color plates, numerous others in black and white, about 540 pages (final section not paginated). Good to very good with some shelfwear, mainly to the extremities, good hinges, sound text block, light foxing to endpapers, pages clean with just… Read more about this item

Ottawa, ON, Canada: Government Printing Bureau, 1910. First ediiton, 1910. Good ex-library copy, with four folding maps and charts, the two maps in color, numerous black and white plates. Dark brown cloth with gilt spine lettering, 529 pages. Some edgewear, fraying to corners and spine ends, good hinges, sound text block, white numbers at lower spine, library bookplate, library stamps… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1876. First edition, 1876. Blue cloth over beveled boards lettered and decorated in gilt, frontis map, engravings throughout. Covers rubbed, mainly to extremities, good hinges, sound text block, some light foxing to first and last few pages, a few pencil notes about the voyage written in, attractive maritime themed bookplate of Robert R. Martin inside… Read more about this item

Boston: Printed By James Walden, 1820. Title page dated 1820. Lacks two of the three panels of the folding frontis engraving. Marbled boards with brown leather spine, 108 pages. Covers heavily rubbed, binding sound, front free endpaper absent, pages foxed but otherwise clean, names on rear endpapers, no other markings. Harrowing tale of six months' captivity including five away from… Read more about this item

Buffalo, NY: Baker, Jones & Co., 1873. Fourth edition, revised and enlarged, 1873. Green texted cloth printed in gilt, frontis engraving and engraved title page, 483 pages, illustrated with full page engravings. Generall good condition with some cover soil and wear to spine ends, chips to corners, good hinges, sound text block, light foxing to endpapers, pages age-toned but clean… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Edgewood Publishing Co, 1900. Title page dated 1900. Attracitvely bound in dark brown cloth over beveled boards, letters and decoration in gilt and black, tissue protected frontis plate, numerous additional black and white plates from photographs, 544 pages. Light shelfwear, spine gilt a little dulled but legible, good hinges, firm text block, very clean pages with a tiny name… Read more about this item

New York: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1980. Softcover auction catalog, 399 lots, illustrated in black and white. Very good condition, binding sound, pages clean and unmarked. Includes prices realized.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910. First edition, October 1910. Dark green cloth with small color illustration mounted on the front cover surrounded by gilt lettering and decoration, top edge gilt, black and white frontis plate, numerous other black and white plates illustrated by the author throughout. Rubbing to corners and spine ends, good hinges, top two inches of front… Read more about this item

New York: The Easton Press; Tehabi Book, Harcourt, 2002. First edition, first printing. Published by Tehabi Books in an Easton Press binding. Midnight black leather with color illustration mounted on the front cover, lettered and decorated in gilt, all edges gilt, moire silk endleaves, attached ribbon bookmark. Fine condition, looks and feels new and unread with tight binding, clean pages,… Read more about this item